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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

517 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.5B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 193 increasing their positions, 181 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 45

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.5B → $29.5B (+$5.01B)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 493517 (+24)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 193 | Existing positions reduced: 181

24% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $88.4M | Put options by funds: $117M

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 85 (-3)

Holders
517
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+4.87%
% of All Funds
13.56%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
75
Increased
193
Reduced
181
Closed
45
Calls
$88.4M
Puts
$117M
Net Calls
-$28.6M
Net Calls Change
+$19.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Capital World Investors
1
Capital World Investors
California
$2.61B -$21M -174,194 -0.8%
T. Rowe Price Associates
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2.37B +$463M +3,832,331 +26%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.89B -$324M -2,679,916 -15%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.87B +$170M +1,405,220 +10%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.82B +$48.5M +401,421 +3%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.59B +$137M +1,133,873 +10%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.23B +$15.7M +130,364 +1%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.21B -$69M -571,203 -6%
ClearBridge Investments
9
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$970M -$9.66M -80,021 -1%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$787M +$9.84M +81,517 +1%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$684M -$33.4M -276,878 -5%
WRF
12
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$628M +$4.45M +36,873 +0.7%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$535M +$19.8M +164,266 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$453M -$34.7M -287,256 -7%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$365M -$28.2M -233,754 -7%
UBS AM
16
UBS AM
Illinois
$365M -$25.3M -209,851 -7%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$361M +$64M +530,388 +23%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$329M +$174M +1,440,201 +123%
Winslow Capital Management
19
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$315M -$50.7M -419,795 -14%
FAM
20
Fred Alger Management
New York
$287M -$19M -157,576 -6%
BG
21
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$271M -$3.92M -32,477 -1%
Jennison Associates
22
Jennison Associates
New York
$262M -$30.3M -250,915 -11%
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$244M +$3.49M +28,873 +2%
BA
24
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$233M +$17.5M +144,624 +8%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$225M -$21.4M -177,562 -9%

VRTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

517 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $29.5B — up 20% from $24.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new VRTX positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 193 added to existing stakes and 181 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $463M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $324M.

  • 517 institutional investors held Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) as of Q4 2015, up from 493 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $29.5B of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock for Q4 2015, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Vertex Pharmaceuticals positions in Q4 2015 and 45 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q4 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $463M added.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals seller in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $324M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.